The best replacement for boiling is evaporation.

The best alternatives to boiling are rated as following:
★★★★★  evaporation
★★★★  steaming vegetables
★★★  steaming
★★  steaming lobster
★★  simmering
★★  baking potatoes
★  baking sweet potatoes
★  autoclaving
★  baking chicken
★  steaming broccoli
★  poaching
★  filtering water
★  melting
★  steaming crab
★  steaming lobsters
★  frying
  pasteurization
  steaming potatoes
  roasting chestnuts
  roasting beets
  broiling
  microwaving vegetables
  baking
  roasting
  steaming corn
  grilling
  stewing
  soaking beans
  sharpe
  steaming rice
  streaming
  cavitation
  freezing
  soaking beams
  steaming faster
  nucleate boiling
  steaming crabs

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